icks are tiny parasites related to spiders and mites. They look like a combination of a spider with eight legs and a dust mite with it’s large round body and tiny head.
Ticks live in grassy, brushy areas and tend to attach themselves to a blade of grass or the top of a shrub. It is said that a tick will sit and wait in one spot for weeks until a warm-blooded creature comes along.
Ticks then attach themselves and feed on the blood of their host. After feeding, they drop off to lay their eggs. Fun.
While there are many kinds of ticks throughout the world, these two are the most common in the U.S.:
Black-legged tick - The black-legged tick is about the size of the head of a pin and can be found in many parts of the United States. It is known to be a carrier of Lyme disease, especially the ticks found in New York, New England and parts of the Midwest.
American dog tick - This type of tick is very common and is also found in many parts of the United States. It is much larger than the black-legged tick and can grow up to one-half inch long. It sometimes carries a disease called the Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
From : organic-pet-digest.com/dog-flea-and-tick-medicine.html
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